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Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Feb. 4, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV added the feast of St. John Henry Newman to the Church’s universal calendar, inviting Catholics worldwide to celebrate his witness to faith and truth each O...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Feb. 3, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Archbishop Paul S. Coakley warned that allowing the New START nuclear arms treaty between the United States and Russia to expire is “simply unacceptable,” urging renewed...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Feb. 2, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: A federal judge ordered the release of a five-year-old asylum seeker and his father, citing Gospel verses while sharply criticizing immigration detention practices that...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 30, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Catholic leaders in Spain are welcoming a new government plan to regularize the legal status of around 500,000 migrants in the country without authorization, calling i...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 28, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Amid rising violence and polarization, USCCB President Archbishop Paul Coakley called Catholics nationwide to pray a Holy Hour for peace, urging renewed faith, love, an...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 29, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: A key national pro-life group has accused the Department of Justice of undermining Louisiana's efforts to roll back the Biden administration's eased restricti...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 27, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin called on people of faith to reject violence and urged Catholics to oppose congressional funding for immigration enforcement following a deadly...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 26, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda led a Mass for peace in St. Paul following a fatal federal-agent shooting in Minneapolis, calling for prayer, unity and a conversion of hear...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 23, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: While continuing to work to change laws to protect the unborn and support pregnant women in need, "we need to redouble our efforts to continue building, in the wo...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 22, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: Amid division and geopolitical turmoil, ecumenical experts are encouraging the faithful to remain steadfast as they observe the international Week of Prayer for Christi...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 21, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: President Donald Trump ruled out the use of force to acquire Greenland in a Jan. 21 speech to the World Economic Forum, but he said the U.S. would still seek ownership...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 20, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Franciscan University of Steubenville is mourning the apparent accidental deaths of two students found in a vehicle near a residence hall, as the campus community gathe...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 19, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Three U.S. cardinals issued a joint statement urging a “genuinely moral foreign policy,” drawing on Pope Leo XIV’s recent guidance as global conflicts raise new ethical...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 16, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Read the stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV met with families of victims of the deadly Crans-Montana bar fire in the Apostolic Palace Jan. 15, offering consolation and hope after one of the worst tr...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 15, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Read the stories in this episode: The National Eucharistic Revival -- a three-year initiative to renew belief in the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, following a marked decline in belief...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 14, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Stories in this episode: The Department of Homeland Security announced a policy change easing visa delays for foreign-born religious workers, a move welcomed by Catholic leaders while they continue to u...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 13, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Stories in this episode: The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in cases challenging Idaho and West Virginia laws that require student athletes to compete on sports teams based on biological sex rather t...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 12, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com. Stories in this episode: President Donald Trump was scheduled to meet with Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Jan. 12, according to the White House schedul...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 9, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV used his New Year’s address to diplomats to strongly defend unborn life, marriage and family, while rejecting abortion, euthanasia and surrogacy in favor of policies...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 8, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Stories in this episode: The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will travel the East Coast from St. Augustine, Florida, to Portland, Maine, ending in Philadelphia, organizers announced . Archbishop Be...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 7, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Stories in this episode: After President Donald Trump told House Republicans to be "flexible" on the Hyde Amendment in negotiations on health care subsidies, a key national pro-life group pushed back . Th...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 6, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com .

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 5, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com . Stories in this episode: Pope Leo XIV voiced deep concern after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a nighttime military operation Jan. 3. ...

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Gina Christian of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Jan. 2, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com .

Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think. God bless! Peter Jesserer Smith, national news editor of OSV News, catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com .  Stories in this episode: Puerto Rico Catholic governor signs historic personhood law for the unborn India: Christmas celebrations disturbed or canceled over Hindu...